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The Cure’s Faith really serves as a bridge between their earlier and more direct post-punk work and the cold, desolate atmosphere they conjure in their upcoming record, Pornography, my personal favorite Cure album to date. You can clearly hear the experimentation on here, with more incorporation of dreamy synths and reverberated, swirling instrumentation. Robert’s vocals also mature in this record, as they prepare to make some truly incredible work in the upcoming years. An ... read more

Dark gothic dream pop? Count me the fuck in!!! Ok seriously, I found this record after Oxytocin came on, and I knew I had to give Drab Majesty a listen.

This record is awesome. Sure, they’re not necessarily reinventing the wheel or anything, but it feels pretty authentically ‘80s despite being so fresh, and the production is really beautifully done. It feels super vast and sprawling, while still having the controlled punch of classic dark wave drum machines. The guitars are almost ... read more

Good god this record is fucking beautiful. I’m not really sure what to say. Saba’s flows, voice, and lyrics are absolutely gorgeous and technical the whole way through. It’s deeply depressing and yet carries a potent hope for the future. The storytelling surrounding Walt is immaculate, the beats are smooth and jazzy, while still having tons of ear-catching alterations in them. It feels like this record just spilled out from Saba’s mind; there’s no filter and no ... read more

As someone who has been following feeble little horse for a little bit, this record feels like the most realized evolution of their sound. Although I'm a little bit sad that the runtime of some of these songs undersells the quality of ideas, the ideas themselves and what we got is absolutely excellent. At times in their previous work, I've felt like the band slightly missed the mark on their slower songs, but this record really hones in on the sound design and takes those songs to a ... read more